Chapter 95 - The Golden-Eyed Lizard (1/2)
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The cracks on the Tower s.h.i.+eld were thin and dense, spreading like a plague with endless crisp sounds. In the blink of an eye, they had covered the surface of the s.h.i.+eld.
The fat boss’ small eyes also widened with the cracks…
“Pom!” Then, there was a m.u.f.fled noise as countless tiny fragments spattered like scattered dust, filling up the s.p.a.cious weapon store.
The strong and hefty Tower s.h.i.+eld was shattered with only one strike of the sword.
What kind of sick weapon was this…
Everyone was dazed. Their open mouths were wide enough to stuff an egg.
At the same time the Tower s.h.i.+eld was shattered, the fat boss plopped down on the ground. His heart was like the dying embers. It’s over. Everything is over…
This Tower s.h.i.+eld was specifically ordered by Mr Aaron Matsis, but now it was broken into pieces by a sword. People from the Blood Brotherhood would be coming in two days to ask for it; where was he going to find another one for them? The fat boss wanted to kill himself. He could have continued with his business instead of getting involved in a bet, and he had placed a bet with a mage some more. Ever since Felic appeared at the Guild of Magic, all the mages in Jarrosus were no different from monsters. Why did he even court them…
“A 1,000 gold coins.” Lin Li was in a good mood, having shattered the Tower s.h.i.+eld with one strike. Rainbow adamantine forged weapons were indeed different. He had tried to control it with a trace of mana, and it easily triggered the shattering attributes. This sharp weapon was the bane of all heavy armor; when it fell into the hands of a real powerhouse, even the mountains could be shattered, let alone a small Tower s.h.i.+eld.
The fat boss got up from the ground, trembling. He did not even have the time to pat off the dust on his clothes as he hurried to the back of the counter and handed over a heavy bag of gold coins to Lin Li. Even for weapon stores like the Gilded Rose, 1,000 gold coins was by no means a small amount. When the money bag was handed over, the fat boss felt a throbbing pain in his heart.
But he dared not default on the bet just because of the pain.
When the sword was delivered just now, he knew that he had hit the wall. Facing such a monster, who would dare to renege on his debt?
Lin Li reached for the money bag and weighed it. He then put it in his bag in contentment. Before leaving, he kindly asked the fat boss, “Surely there’s no trouble at all?”
“No… There’s really no trouble!” The fat boss gritted his teeth, but could only watch Lin Li leave.
“Eh, Felic, it’s you?” Just as Lin Li stepped out of the Gilded Rose, he saw an acquaintance walking towards him.
“Ah… It’s Chief Ysera. What a coincidence…” He had just broken a Tower s.h.i.+eld and had handily made 1,000 gold coins from him. Even if Lin Li was thick-skinned, he was also embarra.s.sed greeting Ysera.
“Heh heh, Felic, you’re being a stranger here.” After witnessing the duel, Ysera dared not put on the patriarch air in front of Lin Li. “It’s not a day or two that we know each other. We are about the same age too, so just call me Ysera. President Gerian calls me by the name as well.”
“Okay, okay. Ysera.” Lin Li himself felt awkward calling “Chief” here and there everyday. Since Ysera had said so, he’d certainly follow suit. He had the backing of Gerian, that old fellow, anyway. In Jarrosus City, he could call anyone by their name as he liked, including the Castellan. Who would dare to say a word about him?
“Felic, you’re a rare guest indeed. How did you think of patronizing the Gilded Rose today?”
“I’m looking for a blacksmith to find out something.” At Ysera’s question, Lin Li was reminded of the half an arrow in his pocket. “Oh yes, Ysera, does the Mannes Family have a more powerful blacksmith? I have something in my hands to ask about its origin.”
“A more powerful blacksmith…” On hearing Lin Li’s question, a wry smile appeared on the young patriarch’s gentle and handsome face. “If the Mannes Family had a powerful blacksmith, I would have opened several more weapon stores. Don’t you know that in Jarrosus City today, selling weapons is much more profitable than selling magic equipment?
“By the way, Felic, it wasn’t easy meeting you today. I want to discuss something with you. Can you get me a few bottles of Magick Potion? As I said to President Gerian last time, I only need three bottles in total. As a reward, you can choose any three items from the Mannes Family’s h.o.a.rd.”
Ysera once again mentioned the Magick Potion, but this time it wasn’t so good to decline it directly, so Lin Li had to give him some vague reasons, such as the difficulty in getting the ingredients. Finally, Lin Li was forced with no way out and had to promise him for the time being that if Ysera could get ingredients, he would make three bottles for him. As for the reward, he could give as he deemed fit…
The two men were talking business outside, and the fat boss who had just stood up in the store sat down on the floor in horror once more.
He was paid by the Mannes Family; how could he not know who the genteel and handsome young man outside was?
He had never expected that this mage would have a friends.h.i.+p with the family patriarch.
The fat boss felt that he had never been so unlucky and lost. What could he do now…
Just because he had made a bet with someone, the Tower s.h.i.+eld specifically ordered by Aaron Matsis was shattered into pieces. Then, he found out that this person actually shared a good friends.h.i.+p with the patriarch. Just look at the expressions of the two men when they talked; the patriarch even had something to ask of him. If the dispute earlier on was leaked, then the consequences…
After chatting for a while more, Lin Li saw that it was getting late. He then turned and left the Gilded Rose.
The fat boss’ worries soon became a reality. Among the pa.s.sers-by who had gathered outside the Gilded Rose to watch the earlier dispute, someone had already talked about it in exaggeration. Only a word or two had reached Ysera, but how clever was this young patriarch? He had deduced what happened in a moment’s time with the couple of words he heard.
Only then did he understand why there was a strange expression on Mage Felic’s face when he left…